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THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND THRILLS: ALL-STAR STORIES OF MYSTERY, CRIME AND ROMANCE
by Anonymously Edited Anthology
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fair reading copy, two tiny wormholes to front cover, wear to cloth at corners, spine sun faded, cloth split at lower rear spi
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Allied Newspapers Ltd., n.d., [193-]. First edition. A fair reading copy, two tiny wormholes to front cover, wear to cloth at corners, spine sun faded, cloth split at lower rear spine, damp stain to lower spine and rear edges, patchy fading to cloth edges. (23034). Octavo, original pictorial blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. 1023-page anthology with fifty stories by Ruby M. Ayres, Cameron Blake, Victor Bridges. John Buchan, Reginald Campbell, Leslie Charteris, J. S. Fletcher, R. Austin Freeman, and others. Contento and Greenberg, Index to Crime and Mystery Anthologies, pp. 547-48.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23034
- Title
- THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND THRILLS: ALL-STAR STORIES OF MYSTERY, CRIME AND ROMANCE
- Author
- Anonymously Edited Anthology
- Book Condition
- Used - A fair reading copy, two tiny wormholes to front cover, wear to cloth at corners, spine sun faded, cloth split at lower rear spi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Allied Newspapers Ltd., n.d.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [193-]
- Keywords
- Anthology . Mystery
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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